ܚܠܙܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܚܠܙܘܢܐ

Etymology

From Aramaic חְלָזֹונָא (ḥəlāzōnā), possibly from Ancient Greek ἑλικών (helikṓn); compare Hebrew חִלָּזוֹן (khilazón), Arabic حَلَزُون (ḥalazūn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xal.lɑːzoːnɑː]

Noun

ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܐ • (ḥallāzōnā) m (plural ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥallāzōnē), feminine ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥallāzōnīṯā))

1. snail

   ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܐ ܒܸܪܚܵܫܵܐ ܝܘܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܘ ܒܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ. ― ayḵ ḥallāzōnā birḥāšā ìwaḥ wā b-urḥā. ― We were crawling like a snail on the road.

   • Psalms 58:8:

     ܗܘܝܼ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܐ ܒܸܦܫܵܪܵܐ ܟܲܕ ܒܸܪܚܵܫܵܐ، ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܡܘܼܪ̈ܚܸܫܹܐ ܕܒܲܟ݂ܬܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܚܙܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܫܸܡܫܵܐ.

     hwī ayḵ ḥallāzōnā bipšārā kad birḥāšā, ayḵ murḥiššē d-baḵtātē d-lā ḥzē lhōn šimšā.

     Let them be like a snail which melts away as it goes, Like a stillborn child of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

2. shellfish, murex
3. (anatomy) cochlea

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܝܼ (ḥallāzōnī)		ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܲܢ (ḥallāzōnan)
	construct	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢ (ḥallāzōn)		2nd person	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂ (ḥallāzōnūḵ)	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥallāzōnāḵ)	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥallāzōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܐ (ḥallāzōnā)		3rd person	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܹܗ (ḥallāzōnēh)	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܗ̇ (ḥallāzōnāh)	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ (ḥallāzōnhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܝܼ̈ (ḥallāzōnī)		ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܲܢ̈ (ḥallāzōnan)
	construct	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܲܝ̈ (ḥallāzōnay)		2nd person	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥallāzōnūḵ)	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥallāzōnāḵ)	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥallāzōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥallāzōnē)		3rd person	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥallāzōnūh)	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥallāzōnōh)	ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥallāzōnhōn)

Derived terms

• ܚܲܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܝܵܐ (ḥallāzōnāyā, “cochlear”)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܚܠܝܙܘܢܐ (ḥəlīzōnā)

Etymology

Compare Arabic حَلَزُون (ḥalazūn), Hebrew חילזון (ḥilazón), Middle Armenian խլէզ (xlēz).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Edessan) IPA^(key): [ħ(ə.)lɑˈzo.nɑ]
• (Eastern Syriac) IPA^(key): [xlɑˈzo.nɑ]
• (Western Syriac) IPA^(key): [ħloˈzu.no]

Noun

ܚܠܙܘܢܐ • (ḥəlāzōnā) m (plural ܚܠܙܘܢܐ (ḥəlāzōnē))

1. shellfish, murex

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܠܙܘܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܠܙܘܢ		1st person	ܚܠܙܘܢܝ		ܚܠܙܘܢܢ
	construct	ܚܠܙܘܢ		2nd person	ܚܠܙܘܢܟ	ܚܠܙܘܢܟܝ	ܚܠܙܘܢܟܘܢ	ܚܠܙܘܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܙܘܢܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܙܘܢܗ	ܚܠܙܘܢܗ	ܚܠܙܘܢܗܘܢ	ܚܠܙܘܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܠܙܘܢܝܢ		1st person	ܚܠܙܘܢܝ		ܚܠܙܘܢܝܢ
	construct	ܚܠܙܘܢܝ		2nd person	ܚܠܙܘܢܝܟ	ܚܠܙܘܢܝܟܝ	ܚܠܙܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܚܠܙܘܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܠܙܘܢܐ		3rd person	ܚܠܙܘܢܘܗܝ	ܚܠܙܘܢܝܗ	ܚܠܙܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܚܠܙܘܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥlzwn³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-06-14
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 233b
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 105b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 142b-143a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, pages 454a, 455b